Automatically changing Azure blob storage tier to cool?

Question

We are considering moving archived data after some retention period to the newer cool tier of Azure Storage (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-azure-cool-storage/).

Can I programatically set up something that will automatically change the tier or move content to a cool tier storage after some period of time?

Answer 1

In additional, we can change the Blob Storage characteristic at any point. But when change from cool to hot, you have to pay for a lot of I/O for converting the blob type. Converting from hot to cool is free. We could find more details at this document.